King Blames Courts Overload of Senate Candidates
Gov. Bruce King assails the courts over New Mexico's 40 senate candidates amid a Santa Fe hearing on Atty. Gen. Norvell’s ruling that filing fees are unconstitutional. He urges a quick path to pay or petition requirements, promises election law rewrite, and cites media strain from the crowded field. He notes wind, beef prices, and budget as broader state concerns while praising Chaves County development and cooperative leaders at Dexter-Hagerman Farmers Cooperative meeting. He mentions potential bylaw revisions and gins' reconfiguration by the cooperative board.
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Bruce King
U.S. Senate
New Mexico
Santa Fe
David Norvell
King
Dexter
Dexter-Hagerman Farmers Cooperative
Can
Didates
Senate
Chaves County
John Chappell
Roswell
Dexter High School
Gilly links Yablonski killings to union big man
Annette Gilly, a confessed participant in the 1969 murders of Joseph Yablonski and his family, says she was told the union was behind the killings and that the term big man referred to Tony Boyle, UMW president. The case expands as federal charges against William Prater and others progress.
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Washington, Pa
Annette Gilly
United Mine Workers
Joseph A
Jock
Cleveland
Boyle
Washington, D.C
Gilly
Biltmore
New York
Big Man
Lake City
Tenn
William Jackson Prater
UMW
District 19
Prater
Yablonski
FBI
Pennsylvania
Knoxville
U.S. District Court
Robert L. Taylor
Highlands adopts new set of goals
The New Mexico Highlands University board of regents adopted 25 specific goals plus four general aims and a primary purpose guiding the university. The goals emphasize serving a multi ethnic community, providing access to all qualified students, aiding regional development, and improving inter ethnic relations.
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Highlands
Las Vegas
N.M
Tom Wiley
Albuquerque
John D. Robb
New Mexico Highlands University Board of Regents
New Mexico
Belfast bombings kill elderly woman and injure two police
Guerrilla bombers unleashed explosions across Northern Ireland injuring two policemen and killing an elderly woman. In Washington the Senate approved a bill to curb presidential authority to deploy troops without congressional approval.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Washington
Senate
U.S
Congress
Ballot length tied to New Mexico filing fee case
The New Mexico Supreme Court hears a challenge to a filing fee for primary candidates, arguing it unconstitutional under equal protection. A record number of candidates filed for the U.S. Senate seat opening with Sen. Clinton P. Anderson's retirement, including 40 contenders.
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Santa FE
N.M
New Mexico Supreme Court
Atty
David Norvell
U.S. Senate
Clinton P. Anderson
Supreme Court
New Mexico
Ashcroft Declared Ineligible for Senate District 3
James B. Ashcroft of Shiprock who filed April 4 as a candidate for state Senate District 3 is deemed ineligible after a Bureau check shows he resides in Precinct 4 San Juan County within Senate District 2. The Senate Reapportionment Act requires residency in the represented district.
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Santa FE
James B. Ashcroft
Shiprock
Senate
State Elections Bureau
Ashcroft
San Juan County
Byrd joins opposition to Kleindienst nomination over ITT issue
Sen. Robert Byrd said he would oppose confirming Richard Kleindienst as attorney general unless White House aide Peter Flanigan testifies on his role in the out of court ITT antitrust settlements. Democratic colleagues Ervin and Burdick had sought subpoenas for Flanigan and other officials.
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Washington
Senate
Richard G. Kleindienst
White House
Peter Flanigan
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Byrd
Kleindienst
Flanigan
Judiciary Committee
ITT
United States
John W. Dean III
Nixon
New York
Justice Department
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Ervin
William Timmons
Quentin N. Burdick
Roswell Man, 26, Dies in Early Morning Crash
A 26 year old Roswell man, Thomas E. Sappington of 404 S Hale, died at the scene when his 1965 car failed to negotiate a curve, left the road, broke through a fence, rolled end over end and split in two after traveling about 300 feet at Atkinson and McGaffey. Passenger Diane R. Ennis, 22, of 1109 Meadow Lane, was listed in satisfactory condition. Police suspect excessive speed and are continuing the investigation.
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Roswell
Thomas E. Sappington
S. Hale
Diane R. Ennis
Meadow Lane
Sappington
Atkinson
McGaffey
Mondragon Sues Over New Mexico Filing Fees
Lt. Gov. Robert Mondragon and three other candidates filed a federal suit in Albuquerque challenging state filing fees for U.S. Senate ballot access. The action seeks to extend a March 24 ruling that found the fee unconstitutional and to strike all state filing fees based on salary percentages.
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Robert Mondragon
U.S. District Court
Albuquerque
Mondragon
U.S. Senate
Terry Brown
Santa Fe
Patrick O’hearn
Peter Gallagher
U.S
New Mexico
Nixon preps for Canada trip amid election pressures
President Nixon hunkers at Camp David preparing a speech for a 40 hour Canada visit with Trudeau. The trip aims to limit negotiations as elections loom and protests are anticipated. Nixon plans a Friday address to Parliament while aides brief on Vietnam.
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Associated Press
Thurmont
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Nixon
Trudeau
Canada
Camp David
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A. W. Langenegger
Rosco Fletcher
Lagenegger
Dexter-Hagerman Farmer’s Cooperative
Weldon Wagner
Robert Barbe
W. R. Reinecke
Jay H. Baxter
A. E. Aston
Roswell and Vicinity
Pittsburgh
Robb
Samuel Vigil
D-San Miguel
University Hall
Frank D. Madrid
Vietnam
Burris Hall
Fred Standley
Harry Bigbee
Norvell
Bigbee-Standley
State Supreme Court
Alexei N. Kosygin
Lee Huebner
Alexander Butterfield
Army
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Haig
Ottawa
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